biology and includes those related to the practice of medicine, has been an important aspect of

all areas in the scientific field (Bernstein, Maurice, M.D.). It is one of the factors that says

whether or not certain scientific research can go on, and if it can, under which rules and

regulations it must abide by. One of the most recent and controversial issues facing our society

today is the idea of cloning. On February 23, 1997, Ian Wilmut, a Scottish scientist, along with

his colleagues at the Roslin Institute and PPL Therapeutics, announced to the world that they

had cloned a lamb, which they named Dolly, after Dolly Parton, from an adult sheep (Mario,

The two share the same nucleic DNA, but differ in terms of their mitochondrial DNA,

which is vitally important for the regulation of the cell. The media and the press ignored this fact,

and thus claimed that Dolly and her "mother" were genetically identical, which sparked a fury of

outcry all around the world. The technique of transferring a nucleus from a somatic cell into an

egg cell of which the nucleus had been removed, called nuclear transplant

process, and the role of telomeres in aging (Encarta). A point closely associated with the thought

13. "Cloning Human Beings: Report and Recommendations of the National Bioethics Advisory

child that is their own. People argue though, that the world is overpopulated as it is, and plus,

books, films, and comic books circulating throughout the world. But this is not a credible fear,

process of learning that result in the uniqueness of each individual (Mario, Christopher).

this would be a good idea because you'll always have what you need, such as bone marrow, or

replication of existing genes; the ability to predetermine the genes of a child; and the ability to

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